Rest-producing structure



M. F. MADDEN REST PRODUCING STUCTURE July 13 1926.

. Filed June 15. 1923 )jfaadem I if ya Patented July 1926 UNITED STA'TES'L' PATEEN FF C Manx r. MADDEN, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs.

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Application filed me 15, 1923. Serial in. 645,613. a I V The present invention is inthe nature of an im rovement in the rest producing structure, orming the subject of U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,415,597 granted to me May 9th, 1922, and the invention ispredicated upon the same conditions as those se t forth in the preamble of the specification of the above referred to patent. i

My object, generally stated, is to provide 10 for the relieving of persons inreclining position from discomfort or pain resulting from certain portionsof the'body, by reason of the weight thereof, pressing against the mattress portionof the bed, where no means are rovided for relievin ,either wholly or partially, such portions 0 the body from the discomforting pressure. v. I 1 I 'One of my more specific objects is to provide such a structure which shall be adapted to (have uickly applied thereto, in the de sired pre eterminedpositions, bodiesof padding-material,-to suit the particularcondi- ,tionof the patient. {Another of my more specific objects is to provide a structure of the character stated'which affords novel and simple means for holding the bodies of paddin thereon, adapting thesebodies to be rea ily applied to the desired positions and readily removed therefrom, as for example, to permit the body of thegarment to be laundered, Another more specific object is to provide a structure of the character above stated which may be readily secured,.in the desired position, upon the body of a patient and the bodies of'paddingibe maintained in the proper, predetermined, positions relative to the parts of the body of the patient with which they co-operate; Another specific object isto provide a structure of the as a garment for a patient or may be spread upon the mattress portion of the bed without attachment to the person; a-ndother objects as will be understood from the following description. V V

Referring, to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a rest producing structure embodying my invention, the structure bein shown in the form of a garment, "but. w ich is adapted to be laid out flatwiseupon .the mattress portion of a bed, themajor portion of the .att

character set forth which may be used either;

viewf in elevation, of a y View showingthe inside of the garment,the

front portions thereof being thrown back,

ment at the right hand side of Figure 1 being severed, to ermit the entire sleeve portion and the a jacent front lap' of the garment to be thrown back to fully expose the inner surface of these portions of the ,e line ,3 on Fig. -1', and vi d in the directionof the arrow.

dingltherein; andFigure3,a section taken" The Structure shown is, as to its general construction, the same as aniordinary nightshirt, the opposite side portions thereof, shown as: provided with the buttons and buttonholes, 4, and 5, being otherwise disconnected throughout the length of the garment, whereby the garment may be unfolded to substantially flat condition as generally shown in Fig. 1. The garment may be made of any suitable material, as for example, muslin, silk or other material, and is provided with padded portions which are so disposed that when the garmentis applied tofa patientfthese pads will extend against such parts-of the patient. that pres- 1 sure, due tothe weight of the patient, will 'be relieved either wholly or partially, as

desired, against such part 'or parts of the patient as itis desired to be relieved of this pressure. In other words, provision is made for takingthe weightentirelyofi' ofapart .or parts of a patient, as desired, and where desired fa substantially uniform distribution of pressure upon adjacent parts of-the patient, is effected.

f In the particular construction shown, the i garment 1s provided at its innergside with a plurality 'of pockets adapted to receive bodies offpadding material, such as that representedat 6, these bodies of padding material, in the construction shown, compri'sing a casing? and a'filling 8 of any,

suitablepadding material, as for'example, dowlh.

1 The garment shown is provided with" such II Q the sleeve and body portion of the garan arrangement of the pockets referred to that the garment is adapted to either wholly, or partially, relieve the pressure of the weight of the person against all of those portions of the person which are subjected to undesirable pressure, due to the weight of the person, when theperson is reclining on a mattress. To this end, the garment is provided with four pockets, which extend generally lengthwise of the garment, at opposite sides of the center thereof, these pockets at each side being formed of two pairs 9 and '10, the pockets 9 being spaced apart from the pockets 10 as shown, thereby to provide between these pockets at opposite sides of the garment the recessed portions 11 adapted to receive the shoulder blades of the person, the padding provided at these pocket portions thus extending at opposite sides of the shoulder blades. The garment is also provided at each side. of its center line and below'the. pockets 10, with pockets 12 arranged in an arc-shape series, which extend slightly below the shoulder blades of the person to whom the garent is applied and partway under the arms, adjacent the arm pits, thereby relieving the weight from those ribs of the person which, if no padding were provided, would be subject to undesirable pressure. The inner side of the garment is also provided with a trangular arrangement of pockets 13 located at the center line of the garment and so arranged that the space 14 provided therebetween registers with the lower end of the spine of the person.

' The garment also provides for the rerectly opposed to the mattress,

lieving of undesirable pressure against the knee portions of the patient, to this end the garment at each side of its center line being provided with the pairs of pockets 15, 1'6, 17 and 18, so disposed,'as shown, that the knees of the person will extend into the spaces 19 between the pairs of pockets 16 and 17. Provision is also made for relieving the elbow portions of the patient from undesirable'pressure, the garment to this end being provided at the inner surface of each sleeve, with the pockets 20, 21 and 2 2 aifording the spaces 23 therebetween into which the elbows of the patient would extend.

All of the pockets referred to are provided for receiving padding material, for example, the pads 6, the pads being applied, of such number and of such thicknesses, as the conditions presented by the patient, require, As a structure int-ended merelyto equalize generally, the pressure against those parts of the patient whichare dito the end of generally distributingthe pressure instead of localizing it, all of the pockets would contain padding, of the desired thick- "ness, but if only certain portions of the garment shown being adapted to both of the uses above referred to, though it will be understood that my invention may be incorporated in a structure designed merely to serve as a spread for a mattress Where the structure is provided in the form of a garment, it is desirable that provision be made for preventing the shifting of the padded portions of the garment out of the proper positions relative to the person. As a means for accomplishing this resuit, the garment is shown as provided with the straps 2 1-, 25 and 26, the straps 24 being provided for strapping the sleeve portions of the garment at its padded portions to the arms of the person, the straps 25 for the purpose of strapping the garment about the waist of the person and the straps 26 for strapping the garment, at its-lower padded portions, about the legs of the person. In order that the straps 24 may be readily accessible, the. sleeve portions ofthe garment are open along one edge, close to the innermost edges of the pockets 20.

It will be appreciated that byutilizing'my invention, a person in lying down is rendered more comfortable, particularly where the person has sore spots which would be subject to such pressure normally, as to create discomfort -or pain, such, as for example in the case of rheumatism and bed-sores.

According to the particular arrangement shown, the bodies of padding 6 may be readily removed from the pockets, thereby permitting the garment to be laundered, as in the case of any other washable garment, without damaging or impairing the padding material. A garment provided as described and shown, is adapted for use in conduci-ng to the comfort of a normal person through a more even distribution of pressure against those portions of the person which oppose the mattress, and is also adapted to the relieving of sore parts'of the patient and which normally would bear with undesirable pressure against the mattress, from objectionable pressure. However, many cases may arise in which it may be found desirable to position the bodies of padding otherwise than as shown, in which case the structure would be accordingly altered to suit the particular condition presented and provide the padding its accidental displacement.

limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from.

the spirit of'my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: V 7

l. A body enclosing garment for the pur-' pose set forth, provided with removable and" replaceable sectionsof padding located in spaced relation at different points on the garment whereby to engage predetermined areas of the front and back and legs of the body of the person to whomrthe garment is applied, and means for holding each section of paddingat its proper point and to prevent 2. A legless garment for the purpose set A forth, provided with removable and replacejoint of the person to whom the garment is applied, and means on the rear portion of the garment for engaging the leg of the person for holding the sections of against accidental displacement.

padding c L A structure adapted to serve as a garment when placed upon a patient and adapted to be spread out upon a bed to receive the placeable sections of padding located at different pointson the structure to engage different portions of the patient to which the structure is applied as aegarment or upon which the patient reclines when the structure is spread out upon a bed, and means for holding each section of padding at its proper point and prevent its accidental dis-@ placement. 7

5. A structure adapted to serve as a garment when placed upon a patient and adaptedto be spread out upon a bed to receive the patient, providedwith pockets contain ing removable sectionsvof padding located at difierentpoints on the structure and en- [gaging difi'erent portions of the patient to whom the structure is applied as a garment or upon which the patient'reclines when the structureis spread out upon'a bed, for the,

purpose set forth.

7 MARK F. MADDEN.

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